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rabbits in the headlamps

rabbits in the headlamps is the plural of rabbit in the headlamps.

Meaning of rabbit in the headlamps

Noun

rabbit in the headlamps (plural rabbits in the headlamps)

  1. (UK) Synonym of deer in the headlights.
    • This method of birc-catching is based on the ‘rabbit in the headlamps’ principle.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 133

Questions about rabbits in the headlamps

What is rabbits in the headlamps the plural of?
Rabbits in the headlamps is the plural of rabbit in the headlamps.

Words near rabbits in the headlamps in the dictionary

  1. rabbitproof
  2. rabbitries
  3. rabbitroot
  4. rabbitry
  5. rabbits
  6. rabbits in the headlamps
  7. rabbits in the headlights
  8. rabbits on
  9. rabbits' feet
  10. rabbitskin
  11. rabbitskins

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